RYE, NY (April 16, 2025) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that remedial action to address contamination at the Former United Hospital site, located at 406 Boston Post Road in Rye, Westchester County, will begin in April 2025. The site, identified as C360202 under New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program, will undergo cleanup activities led by Boston Post Rd Owner LLC and BR RA Port Chester LLC, with DEC oversight.
The 12.03-acre site, which operated as a hospital from 1915 until 2004, is currently unoccupied and consists of building foundations, concrete slabs, and parking lot areas. The cleanup, expected to last approximately 20 months, aims to achieve levels that protect public health and the environment. Key components include excavating and disposing of contaminated soils, removing underground storage tanks and associated piping, treating groundwater with activated carbon, and installing a site cover where unrestricted use soil cleanup objectives are not met. Post-remedial soil and groundwater samples will be analyzed to evaluate the remedy’s effectiveness.
A site-specific health and safety plan and a Community Air Monitoring Plan will be implemented to protect workers and residents, including air monitoring and dust and odor suppression measures. Project documents, including the approved Remedial Action Work Plan, are available online via the DECinfo Locator at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C360202/ and at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library, 1 Haseco Avenue, Port Chester.
The site is planned for redevelopment into a multi-use residential and commercial development, featuring four multi-story residential buildings, an assisted living facility, commercial and retail spaces, a hotel, green spaces, internal roadways, and parking. After cleanup, a Final Engineering Report will be submitted to the DEC, and upon approval, the applicants will receive a Certificate of Completion, enabling redevelopment and eligibility for tax credits.
For project-related questions, contact Caroline Jalanti, DEC Project Manager, at (518) 402-9650 or caroline.jalanti@dec.ny.gov. For health-related inquiries, contact Angela Martin at the New York State Department of Health at (518) 473-4671 or beei@health.ny.gov.
Additional information is available at https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/brownfield-and-state-superfund-programs/brownfield and on the applicants’ website, http://formerunitedhospitalbcp.com.
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